December 5, 2014

Erin Condren Life Planner Review & Giveaway

One of the many questions I get asked on a regular basis is how do I manage a full time job, a successful blog, a family and find time for myself? Well….three words: IT’S NOT EASY! That said, I do put in place as many tools as I can to manage my time effectively and be as productive as I can.

As a blogger, I have a long list of ‘to-dos’ and sometimes I have to plan months in advance when it comes to seasonal launches and stories.

So really…how do I do it? Well, I have to say I struggled for months and months to find a solution to manage my time. Everything was in my head or on scraps of paper around the house, but when I got my Erin Condren Life Planner, a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders. Today I’m sharing with you what my planner looks like and how I use it. ONE LUCKY READER will have a chance to win a $100 gift certificate (USD) for your own personalized planner at the end of this post!

What is an Erin Condren Life Planner?

It’s an all-in-one agenda, diary, calendar that can be personalized and customized to your own taste. Beyond the basic planner, there are options to add on, take away and many things in between.

As soon as you open the Erin Condren Life Planner, you get a nice motivational message “work hard, play hard”. This is consistent across all planners.

The next two pages are a full 2015 calendar at a glance calendar.

There is always a monthly view for each month, and then a weekly view and the color scheme changes from month to month. The weekly view is divided by morning, day and night and you have the opportunity on the left and the bottom to write daily notes.

Any planner is not complete without a note section. Having blank pages for notes is great because it means I don’t have to worry about always having a second notebook with me! Some of the note paper is lined, and some are blank (I like the blank pages for sketching some of my designs).

I always have loose items that seem to find their way to the bottom of my purse – important receipts, business cards, coupons etc. This pocket on the left is perfect for slipping in pieces of paper and the plastic envelope on the right means you can keep important small items contained.

As a little extra, on the Erin Condren site, you can actually use your own pictures for stickers to use in your planner. Aren’t these too cute?

One annoying aspect of having a paper planner is that you always have to re-enter important dates every year. With this new forget me not calendar – you don’t have to!

Make-your own labels are also included in the Erin Condren Life Planner along with some standard labels “birthday, day off, vacation”.

Extra Accessories

I think my favorite thing about the Erin Condren Life planner is all of the customizable accessories that you can add to your order. Anything from a second cover (If I ever get bored of the pink chevrons…doubtful), an elastic that holds your book together, a ruler to mark your page and of course labels – we organized gals love our labels!

So all in all this Erin Condren Life planner has saved my life. I plan everything in here – my blog posts, my personal appointments, my work commitments etc.

Giveaway Time

I’m so thrilled to be working with Erin Condren to offer one lucky reader the opportunity to win a $100 gift certificate for your own personal planner! Perfect timing for 2015. Contest closes Saturday December 13th, 2014. You may even decide to gift your prize to someone you know who has been drooling over the Erin Condren Life planners (though let’s face it, you’ll probably keep it for yourself).

The giveaway is open internationally, but please note that anything above $100 US will have to be paid by you. To give you an idea of cost, you can purchase a gorgeous planner and a few accessories for about $80 USD and then shipping is on top of that.

I think my issue with sticking to planners is I forget to carry them, get bored easily, etc, but since Erin Condren planners are so fun and beautiful I think it would be easier to keep it with me! I’ve browsed the website before and just love thr seemingly endless options.

I love the flexibility and whole layout of the planners,,, they allow for so many possibilities when it comes to planning and also allow you to customize your planner so that it says you as an individual…planning made so easy and effective

Thanks so much for this fabulous review (w/ stunning imagery)! We really appreciate your feedback and are so glad you’re enjoying all of the extra goodies/ accessories that came with your Life Planner.

I cannot wait to get my planner! I have been searching for one that would work for me and I have had 4 different planners for the past 4 years and its been so difficult to find something I like. When I found Erin’s website I fell in love with the life planner! It has everything I want and with college and 2 jobs I think its exactly what I need to get organized!! Hope I win!! Good luck to everyone else! Lindsay I love your post about your planner! Definately may borrow some of your ideas!!

I’ve been wanting a life planner for over a year, I finally ordered one but of course now I am obsessed and want a wedding planner for myself and my sister and want lots of accessories!!! Thanks for sharing your review. 🙂

Erin Condren’s Life Planners are absolutely beautiful! I’ve been wanting to buy one for the past year but, unfortunately, it just isn’t in my budget. I love how beautiful the details are and how practically everything is customizable. I am a very busy college student and having an Erin Condren calendar would be absolutely wonderful. Thank you for allowing us to take a look inside your planner 🙂

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